Foam Siding Board And Then Housewrap

I just saw a video from dupont that this is how they recommend the installation goes.

Foam siding board and then housewrap. Tyvek is not designed as a product for older homes. The answer happily is yes. That said adding 1 2 to 1 of foam insulation board over sheathing and under siding will do much much. The homeowner asked if we should pull the siding off put a tyvek housewrap on the house then put the windows in and seal with the 6in psa opti flash and then put the 1 4in blue insulation over that with taping.

I plan on putting vinyl siding. I am also considering blown in dense pak cellulose as my heating bills are high. In fact the two products combined make your home super insulated from outside wind and weather. Then tyvek home wrap and foam insulation then new vinyl siding.

The foam board portion of the job will cost about 1500. House wrap and foam board question help the insulation in the walls is what keeps the majority of the cold out not the siding or tyvek or insulation board although that does help somewhat. Should i do both the foam board and the cellulose or just one or the other. After that we were going to cover the black house wrap with 1 4in blue foam and tape all of the seams then proceed to start siding.

I was planning on ripping the existing tar paper off and putting tyvek on the the entire house. Currently my walls go from the inside out gypsum board poly 2x6 framing with unfaced fiberglass batts black fiber board for sheathing tar or felt paper and then the siding. Many houses built today have a double wall type of insulation with fiberglass batts fastened between the studs on the inside and rigid foam board over. Installing house wrap with rigid foam insulation.

Tyvek house wrap 1 xps with taped seams vinyl siding my builder was going to put the xps foam directly over the sheathing and then was going to wrap the house over the top of the foam. Do i need to worry about moisture getting in and not getting out. Doing that extra work involving the different vapor and temperature barriers behind the siding may not be as effective as he wants it to be. I am going to replace the old masonite siding on my house with lp smartside and have a few questions.

My house currently has cedar shake which i m removing because it is in poor condition. How to install rigid foam under siding.